Client: Sime Darby
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Size: 11,000m² site
Skills: Architecture, Interior Design, Sustainability
The Idea House will be the first carbon zero housing prototype in South East Asia. Conceived as a reinterpretation of the Malay Kampong house, it seeks to promote passive design by careful orientation and minimal exposure to low angled sun. This is coupled with large internal open plan spaces that not only encourage cross ventilation and the maximum penetration of natural daylight, but also allow for adaptability according to the expansion / contraction of the family nucleus.
The incorporation of renewable technologies combined with a modular construction that is sensitive to the terrain as well as being totally demountable allows the Ideas House to redefine 21st century sustainable tropical living in South East Asia.
Winner of Best Green Development (Future) at the 2010 Cityscape Asia Awards.
Highly Commended in the Environmental Award category at the 2009 Cityscape Architectural Awards for Emerging Markets.
Images courtesy of Sime Darby.